Maurice James Lyon (16 January 1931 – 16 December 2014[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Maurie Lyon
Personal information
Full name Maurice James Lyon
Date of birth (1931-01-16)16 January 1931
Date of death 16 December 2014(2014-12-16) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Lakeside Rovers
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953 South Melbourne 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His son, Ross played football for Fitzroy and Brisbane Bears and coached St Kilda and Fremantle.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Death Notices". Weekly Times Now. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 535. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ Keenan, Amanda (24 March 2012). "Lyon Heart". West Weekend. p. 11.
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